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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15. 1915.

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CLARENCE A. WETZELL, 0F STERLING, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

Application filed September 15, 1915. Serial No. 50,724.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLAREN OE A. WETzELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sterling, in the county of VVhiteside and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stilts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to stilts, of that kind which are intended for juvenile uses, and which are capable of adjustment, so that the foot supports thereon can be quickly adapted to children of various sizes, or can be changed at will by the user. By reducing the cost of production of stilts of this kind to a minimum it is possible for merchants to make use of the same as gifts in connection with the sale of juvenile goods, and one of the purposes of my invention is to produce a stilt of simple construction, and which can be cheaply manufactured. This is accomplished by the use of novel mechanism for uniting the parts of the stilt so that they can be quickly adjusted. These and other features of my device will more fully appear from the following specification, reference being had to the drawings accompanying the same, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective of one of a pair of stilts embodying my invention, in position when in use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail showing the step released from the leg of the stilt, for adjustment. Fig. 4 .is a plan view thereof, with the leg in cross-section. Fig. 5 is a detail showing a. modified form of the locking plate for my invention.

1 represents one of the legs of a pair of stilts, provided in one of its faces with a series of depressions 2, located at regular intervals therein.

8 is a support or step of suitable size and shape to be used with the leg 1, and provided with a pin 4 capable of entering either of the depressions 2, to hold the step from movement longitudinally of the stick.

Slidable on the leg 1 is a locking-plate 5, formed of sheet metal, and provided in its ends with angular slots 6, engaging pins 7 in, the sides of the step 3. By moving the plate 5 upwardly along the leg 1 the horizontal parts of the slots 6 are brought into line with the pins 7, whereupon the step 3 can be moved outwardly away from the leg 1, and releasing the pin 4, permitting the movement of the step to a new position, where it is again secured in place by moving the plate 5 downwardly.

In Fig. 5 the plate 5 is shown provided with slots 8 in its ends, which slots extend diagonally with reference to the leg 1. By raising the step 3 it can be moved away from the leg, and such step and the plate 5 moved upwardly or downwardly to a new position. When the weight of the user is upon the step it tends to force the step tightly against the leg 1, the friction of the parts preventing movement of the step longitudinally of the leg. In this form of the device the depressions 2 and pin 41 are dispensed with.

The steps 3 and legs 1 are preferably formed of wood, and require little material for their production. In some factories the scrap lumber could be used for such parts. The plate 5 also requires little material and can be cheaply produced, and the cost of assembling the parts is a trifle, so that a pair of the stilts can be furnished for advertising purposes as above mentioned, at a price which will make such use possible.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is;

A stilt comprising a leg-piece provided near one of its ends with a series of holes; a step provided with a pin adapted to enter said holes and hold said step from movement longitudinally of said leg-piece; a lock-plate slidable on said leg-piece and provided in its ends with L-shaped slots, one of the parts of said slots being parallel with said legpiece, and the other part projecting outwardly from the lower end thereof; and pins in the sides of said step adapted to operate in said slots to hold said step in locked position or release the same, as desired.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLARENCE A. WETZELL.

Witnesses:

W. N. HAsKELL, FRANK W. HAsKELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the commissioner of Patent, Washington, D. 0. 

